apworld - p3ch3interaction

Interaction between humans and the environment

Theme	How does this theme apply to your civilization?
1. Demography and Disease	Egyptians live in the valley of the Nile River, which is in the Sahara Desert, and one of the only inhabitable parts of Northern Africa
2. Migration	The Egyptians migrated from the Middle-Eastern region
3. Patterns of Settlement	Egyptians and North Africans originally lived in the Sahara when it was green and fertile tens of thousands of years ago. When it dried and became a desert, the Egyptians retreated to places that were still inhabitable like the Nile River Valley
4. Technology	Bronze metallurgy discovered in 3000 BCE Iron metallurgy discovered in 1000 BCE Efficient transportation using boats and rafts on the Nile River Trade networks came into use around 4000 BCE or earlier Agriculture by use of the Nile River